Again, dont get how they can term it terrorism yet if they dont know the motives.

Good point. That's always been my definition of terrorism. However, multiple people today added that because there were multiple explosives - the first smaller explosive used to drive the people running towards the second big explosive that also defines terrorism.

The first time I've heard of it but that seems to be why they are calling it "terrorism".

Everything we love in this country has been blown off by our supposed leaders for some time now. It’s terrible to be cynical, but I think it’s a natural reaction to being told that nothing matters, nothing sticks as if it is worth fighting for. A person can’t have outrage unless they believe in something, and we’ve had every cynical game in the books played on us. I think the feeling people are having is that if even life itself is just something to exploit for a political agenda, then count us out. Politicians and media, if you’re going to take us for a ride if we show we care, then we’ll just stare ahead and not make contact with you slimy carnival peddlers prostituting everything we love.

I don’t know the answers. I don’t like any of the options.

As much as I felt for the grieving families, I just didn’t want to even think about Sandy Hook because I knew it was being exploited for politics. And it’s hard to view ANYTHING differently than that, because the media people who are setting the narratives and doing the supposed reporting are all trying to take us fools for a ride. I think we don’t trust them and instinctively withdraw our emotions from their agenda.

It sounds cold. I don’t know what other response makes sense when there just isn’t anybody who deserves our trust.

I’m not going to joke. I just feel an empty spot in the pit of my stomach. But I want to be with others who “get it”, who understand how tired I am of having life and liberty deliberately trampled under by the foreign enemy combatant in our White House who then expects us to shed tears and jump on board his bandwagon so he can tear down even what’s left. They’ve told us this country is not our business, and I’m really tempted to say Boston is their problem; it’s not our business; any of the things that could have been done to make things safer have been shouted out by us for so long and we were told to shut up. It’s their bed, now let them lie in it. Just stay away from me and the people I love. Let us protect ourselves and just leave us alone.

Like I said, not something to feel good about, but it is what it is. And it’s all anybody will be capable of if the politicians and media throw away everything of value while telling us all to go to hell. You can’t muster up feelings when you’ve been forced to give up everything that matters.

I can’t even earn a wage without being forced to help subsidize somebody like that baby butcher Kermit what’s-=his-name. And they want me to be outraged over the senseless loss of life in this attack? I think if I was with the people I would feel for their pain. But when all I have is the media that lies with every breath, I don’t think I can do it. Or at least it’s a struggle.

I think we’re numb. Don’t want to laugh, and have forgotten how to cry.

The people on this thread want to place blame now and we have no idea what happened.

We need to FACE the fact that it might be a domestic extremist group.

You are correct. It could be domestic. Nobody knows yet.

part of the reality of living in the USA is that these things can happen.

Only if it's domestic. If it's a foreign terrorist the US State Department would be responsible as they are the ones handing out VISAs or Homeland Security's responsibility if the attack was done by an undocumented foreigner here illegally. Under these two circumstances such an attack can only happen if our federal government fails us.

Lots of Ahmed’s in that building..hmmmm..sounds Amish for sure..member of the tea party/sarc
If I were a betting person I would say this “person of interest” lives in that building. The reason why they keep on calling him a “person of interest” is so that he won’t lawyer up, at least that is what Kimberly Guilfoyle said..the second you name him a suspect he can demand an attorney and demand his miranda rights read to him

I’m listening to Boston police online. I’m sure they’re getting lots of tips but I just heard dispatch send an officer to an address of someone who says they have photos taken 15 minutes before the second explosion. Sounded as if there may be something of interest in the photo.

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